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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988

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JOINT ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION MOUNTED

WAS

A JOINT TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION MOUNTED BY THE POLICE, AND THE LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS THIS WEEK AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUOUS KFFORT TO FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE EVADED ARREST.

THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF 103 PEOPLE, 36 OF THEM SUSPECTED TO BE EVADERS AND SIX OTHERS WERE BELIEVED TO BE AIDERS ABETTER8.

WRRB AND

SIXTY-ONE OF THE ARRESTED PERSONS WERK ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT IN THE BORDER. THEY HAVE BERN SENT TO SAN UK LING FOR REPATRIATION.

OTHER HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND TIE POLICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THOSE FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED TODAY (THURSDAY) WAS NO QUESTION OF ANY AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

THAT THERE

THAT THERE

"OUR LATEST OPERATION SHOULD DRIVE HOME THE POINT WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THIS POLICY. ANYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE IS ONLY CHEATING HIMSELF, HE SAID.

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THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT APART FROM CONTINUOUS CHECKS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, THERE WAS NO LET-UP IN ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION EFFORTS AT THE BORDER.

"A HIGH STATE OF VIGILANCE WILL CONTINUE TO

BE MAINTAINED BY THE POLICE AND THE SECURITY FORCES BOTH AT THE LAND AND SEA BORDERS, HE SAID.

AT DURING THE JOINT OPERATION, WHICH BEGAN

6 AM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 19) MORNING AND ENDED THIS MORNING, POLICE STEPPED UP THEIR AT IDENTIFICATION SPOT CHECKS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND CARRIED OUT CHECKS SUSPICIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

AS A RESULT, A TOTAL OF 33,301 PEOPLE, 4,113 VEHICLES VESSELS WERE STOPPED FOR IDENTIFICATION CHECKS.

AND 961

A TOTAL OF 29 PERSONS WERE PROSECUTED FOR FAILING TO PRODUCE OF PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY, AND A FURTHER 233 WERE WARNED IN RESPECT THIS OFFENCE, WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $1,000.

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ANOTHER SEVEN PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY IDENTITY CARDS WHICH DO NOT BELONG TO THEM.

POSSESSING

ON THE LABOUR FRONT, INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT VISITED 6,942 ESTABLISHMENTS TO WEED OUT ANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO MAY BE WORKING, AND TO CHECK THAT RMPLOYERS FULFIL THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION OF KEEPING PROPER RECORDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

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